Bar-Ilan University Press

Kenishta: Studies of the Synagogue World I

Edited by: Joseph Tabory
Kenishta is a series devoted to the scholarly study of synagogue life. Since the destruction of the Second Temple until recent times, the synagogue has been the focus of Jewish life, serving both as a place for Jews to gather for prayer, and also as the center of Jewish community life and activity. Jewish poetry and music developed in the synagogue and religious beliefs were expressed in its architecture and art. The articles in this series provide new insight into these varied subjects. Includes comprehensive Hebrew and English bibliography of books and articles about synagogues, past and present.

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Danacode: 110-10479 ISBN: 965-226-237-4 Language: Hebrew Pages: 290 Weight: 670 gr Dimensions: 17X25 cm Publication Date: 01/2001 Publisher: Bar-Ilan University Press

Studies in Poetry and Piyyut Presented to Professor Binyamin Bar-Tikva

"Davar Tikva" is a collection of studies in the literature of the Middle Ages in the centers of poetry and their branches.

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Kenishta: Studies of the Synagogue World 4

' Kenishta is a series devoted to the scholarly study of synagogue life. Since the destruction of the Second Temple until recent times, the synagogue has been the focus of Jewish life, serving both as a place for Jews to gather for prayer, and also as

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Kenishta: Studies of the Synagogue World II

Kenishta is a series devoted to the scholarly study of synagogue life. Since the destruction of the Second Temple until recent times, the synagogue has been the focus of Jewish life, serving both as a place for Jews to gather for prayer, and also as the c

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